Load transferring and depositing apparatus.



W. D. ORD.

LOAD ,TRANSPERRING AND DBPOSATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1910.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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LOAD TRANSFBRBING AND DBPOSITING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1910.

996.380. Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

W. n. ORD. LOAD TBANSFERRING AND DEPOSITING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1910.

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LOAD TRANSFERRING AND DEPOSITING APPARATUS.

APPLICATIQN FILED AUG. 27, 1910.

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WILLAM D. om), or' `LAinnalza-rigv WEST viRGiNfiA.

L oAD TRANSFEBRING AND nEPosrrING APPARATUS.

T o' all whom it may concern:

Beit knoWn that I, WILLIAM D. Ono. a

citizenof the United States. Aresiding at Lantlgrat, in. the count-'y'o'f McDowell and State of 'est Vlrglma, have invented certain newfand useful Improvements 1n 'Load Transferring and DeposltingApparatus, of

...particularly when coal-is the'materia-l' being transferred.

l A. furtherobjectis vto provideran apparatus 1n which' 1s employed a dumping receptacle of novel -fornrivhich is operable to dump the load Whilesaid receptacle 1s 1n transit Without necessity of stopping or arresting' themovein'ent thereof when the load is lbeing dumped.

Another object is to construct a receptacle having a novel form of drop bottom, and to prov-ide Ameans 'for automatic-ally dropping said bottom and subsequently returning it to closed position.

A further object is to construct a dumping receptacleof novel and efficient form, which `\vill Whenoperated to discharge the load, be emptied thereof quickly and thoroughly.

Further objects will become apparent during the course of the following description.

The invention consists in the novel construction and"combination of parts Vto be fully 'described hereinafter and the novelty of -ivhi'clr' will lbe-particularly pointed' out and distinctly claimed; f

Y I- have fully and clearly illustrated my invention 'in the accompanying drawings to be taken as a partof this specif'icatlon and -Figure 1 isa ,view in side. elevationof one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is an .enlarged view in Vsection taken on the line :2-2of Fig. 3, the. dro bottom being shown -in locked position. Fig. 3 is avview in rear Spec'tionzof Letters Patent. Igtputd'iypy, Appicatidn flied August 27, 1910. seriarNo. 575,213.

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end 4elevation of the same embodiment 'shown in-Fig. l. the track ivay being shoivn in cross section. the drop bottom of the receptacle being shown closed, and about to be released. Fig. is a vievv in rear end elevationy of the car showing the bottoni dropped within a receiver, the latter being.l shown in vertical cross section. 1F ig. 5 is an enlarged detail view partly in section showing the latch for holding the drop bot- Fig. 6 is a transverse verticalsection through the car on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is asection on the. line 7-7 of Fig.. 6;

Referring noiv to the drawings by characters `of reference: l designatesa track .-ivay shovvn as being horizontally disposed for the purposes of this specification, said tracku'ay being in the form of the usual railway rail. and being supported upon any suitable supporting structure, as for in-l stance the horizontal I beams 2, resting on vertical columns 3. The track rails are spaced apart according to the necessities of thepparticular installation and the Whole structure may be connected and braced by transverse girders 4 shoivn in cross-section in Fig. 2. Thevparticular construction or form of the track and its supporting means shown are not imperative as .the same may be varied widely as desired. i 'i Mounted to travel on the track Way is a receptacle ivhich may take any 'desired embodiment but which l have shown as prefera'bly consisting of a car formed of sheet metal and having end and side Walls, 6,

rectangular in plan, and mountedupon an underbody or truck frame consisting of end and side members 7. 8. respectively, preferably in the form of angle irons or other formsof .structural iron. The under body or truck frame isv supported upon transversely arranged horizontal axles 9, secured in boxes l0, of any suitable form carried by the side members 8 of the under body, the

respectively. the body being substantially i axles bearing tianged Wheels ll running on the track yvay. the body of the car and each is covered by a transverse housing l2 having a peaked top 13 and vertical side Walls 14 completelyvcovering the axle to protectthe' same from the contents of thecar. The housings extend entirely across the car andhave their ends riveted to Vertical ,angle irons-lwhieh are The 'axles extend throughl i :secured to the .side walls of thecar body. By this arrangement the housings also serve to brace and stiften the car'body.

The car body is open throughout its en, tire bottom portion and i-s closed'by a drop bottoni. This' drop bottom consists preferably of a' pan like member 16,"having upwardly directed end l and side flanges 17 18, which when the drop bottom is in closed position, surroundthe bottom 1portion 'of the car body, as clearly yshown in Figs. 2 and ti.

The drop bottom is p'ivotally supported at one end of'the ear. as at 19, to brackets 20,

holding the drop bottom in locli'position,v but I prefer to employ a pivoted latch con-` 'p sisting of a latch plate Q1, extending across 4being preferably provided with a depend? the rear end of the car and pivoted to the yunder body as at 2Q, said plate or latch having an upturned'ledge 23, to reoeiveand hold the end ofthe drop bottom, the latter ing flange 24, to seat over theledgel and in connection therewith 'form anon-leaking joint between the latch and the drop bottom'.

' The latch is vnormally held inpositionv to support- .the'drop bottom bymeans of` con-' tractile springs '25, one 'end of each-spring being secured to an end of th'e latch asv at 26, and 4the other endv ofthe spring being secured to the'body of the caras .at 27. .It

will be'seen vthat thisl spring acts to automatically return the latch vinto position-to hold the drop bottom in closed position.'

The drop bottom is preferably formed of' sheet metal braced by longitudinal and trans-l A verse flanged st1fl"'ening 1rons',28, said 1rons lend of the drop bottom resting being preferablychannel shapein cross sec-V tion and arranged with their flanges depending. One of the flanges on the transverse stitlening iron 'at the `rear of the dropl bot- .tom forms a 'convenient means for engagement with the ledge of the latch piece. The

.free transverse end of the drop bottom.is

not provided with a flange so thatl the contents of the car 4may readily. pass from said free endot the drop bottom yWhen the latter is operated in' a manner to beV presently. described. The dropbottom issupported, in the present Ienbodiment.-` solely by the pivot 19` and latch 21, the free or swinging weight on the ledge on said. latch. I ,y Means is provided whereby' the4 latch121 will be released While vthe ear is in motion for the purpose of permitting the dro `..'bot" tomv to -fallso that the eontentsof t "fear-. will pass from the latter, the drop lbottoinj'.'

.for lifting the drop bottom so'as toreliete by its own 4.ride down 1side acting as a chute to' direct the discharge ot' said contents. Any means may be provided for accomplishing the release of the drop bottom but I prefer to provide a traek'cam. 29 adjacent the trackvway and in' proximity tothe point Where the load is to bedumped, said cam being arranged to be struck by the latch whereby the latter is swung out of engagement Withfthe drop bottom.

lt will be noted that with the-contents ofra car resting upon the drop'bottom. there w-ill be considerable weight upon the latch which might tend to prevent free release of the same, and I, therefore,provide means the latch of its weight at thtl time the latch is moved to release the 'drop bottom. This, means .'mavconsist of track cams 9.0 arranged adjia'ceut thetrack Way and adapted t'o be engaged by runner-Wheelsl or guides,V mounted on the drop bottom, vsaid cainsgfl vand 30 being 'so arranged and therunner Wheel or guide and latch so located relative to leach other that lsaid runner Wheel e guide vwill ride upon the cam 30 previous to fthe engagement of the latch *21 with the cam 29. By this arrangement it will be 'seenthat the drop bottom'is lifted away from the latch before the latter is moved to release the drop bottom, The latch being released, the'drop bottom is then'free to swing down: on the pivots 19`to permitvthe contents of the car to pass therefrom.v o

ln the preferred embodiment of the in reu-V tion, it is the purpose to dump the car into ,a receiver from whichl the mat'erial dumped from the carl may' be conveyed in any desired manner and one of the important ob- ,jects .of the invention, as heretofort` stated, is to provide for the easy passage of the ma. lvteri'al' into the receiver.-

shown as consisting of a'hopper like body formed oi end and side members. thesairl membersA of which are arranged in'proximity to the track' release, and the body of said sufficient width to permit the drop bottom of the-car'when dropped to depend withinl lsaid hopper body. rlhe receiver is provided g with guidey rails 32, which may .be continu-v inclined `downwardly from the track cams as atBQa-'in' 'the direction 'offlmovementof the car, and then curve upwardly in the direction of movement of' the caras .clearly shown4 in full lines in Figg2 and in dotted lines at 32* in Fig. l. -By this'arrangement it will be seen that as the `runner AWheels orpguides 31 pass.' from'the track cams 30, thev will" droppin from t 'eicar and being supported The vreceiver is j hopper-located below the track way and of l y anees of the cams 30, said track "guides being ides 32, fthe vmandy-first riding for the gradual escape of the 'contents of thecar, sothat the same passes therefrom easiljyyriding Vdown .the drop bottom which servesas a chute., The lengthof the drop bottomsis su'chz thatsitsjend, when in the rec'eiver7 passes closely vadjacent one of the inclined end'wallsoi the receiver so that the material .does not haveagreat distance to fall oil' theenidgof thedropl bottom before reaching-the :inclined end-wall ol. the receiver, y.'fhlch arrangen'ient:greatly reduces the hkclihoodnof` thel contents being broken up.

"fAsfthe" car passessover the receiver the drop bottom operates. as .just described, until it.v reaches the upwardly inclined' portion of the n.tracliguide in. said receiver, and as `soon as it. reachesthis portion, the drop bottom is gradually raised until it reaches a position slightlvY labove its normal closed' position, which 1s effected b v the runner wheel or guide engaging'a cam 33 at the upper end ofsaid ,upwardly inclined portion. .`W hen thel drop bottom is swung up as just describedgthe end thereof; strikes the lower inclined .edge of thevlatch- 2l and passes the same, the spring serving to draw the latch under. theendof the drop bottom, the latter dropping upon the ledge Q3 as soon as the runner wheel passes over said cam The guide rails 3Q-fare preferablyv arranged inside the receiver and are supported b v the side Walls thereof bv brackets 3l. outstand-` ing. from the side vof the receiver.V In order .to prevent said rails from catching such material as may drop from the cars and which might tend to prevent free movement of the runner wheels or guides 31. I cover said rails withg-uard plates secured above the same to .the side Walls of the receiver.

.Means is provided for properly centering and L guiding the drop bottom when it is raised toclosed posit-ion. said means consistingfpreferablv of depending. guide plates 3G secured to the under body of the car and 'curved outwardly therefrom and beneath which thesaid flanges of the drop bottoni are adapted to engage when the drop bottouris a-boutfto reach closed position so that it assumes its proper position relative to the,

bottom'fof the Vcar body.

i IVhile I have described the invention above as being `used in connection with a receiver` AI` do not desireto be .limited to such a construct-ionas the same would operate properly without a .receiveizthe guide rails Jfor supportingand-'operating-the drop bottom being supported in some'othermanner. This form ot invention will be that adopted when it is desired to deposit thecontents of the car on a pile beneath the track way instead of in a rece1ver.-I employ the term receiver 1n a genemcsense, meaning any receptalcle or bo'cly intoljor ontowhich the contentsof the receptacle may bedeposited. I also do notl desire 'to be limited to any specific construction of the lockingmeans for holding tht` drop bottom closed nor to means for automaticall)v operating the. same as tltelatch might be released manually, although the preferable mode of operation is to provide for the automatic release of the latch.

ll'hile it is believed that the operation of the invention will be cleartrmn the above description, I will. however. .briefly state v,the

closed position h v the latch 2li so that thcv load is retained within the car until thc latter approaches the point where the load is to be dumped, for instance. the receiver. when the runner Wheels 31 ride up over thc cams 30 whereby the bottom of the car is raised so that the depending flange Q-t is moved up high enough to permit the release ofthe latch. The drop bottom is held in this position until the latch 2l strikes thc track cams 29.' the latch being thrown lia-cle 'ard in the direction' of the arrow. asshown in Fig. 5 and being held out in this position lon-g enough to permit the guide wheel Ztl to ride down the inclined face of the track guides within the receiver permitting the drop bottom to fall down to deposit the load. The car continues its progress across van increasing incline until all of 4the contents of the car have been discharged. 'The complete discharge will take place b v the tinn` the drop bottom reaches the lower portion of the incline and as the car centinues its movement the running wheels 31 riding up the upwardl)v inclined portion of the track guide will raise the dl'op bottom until the rear end of the latter strikes the latch and y'moving past .the sanne. permits it to swing drop bottom in closed posit-ion. a receiver for theload beneath a section of the trackway, means for releasing said holding means. and. means to support said drop bottom in raised position independentlv'of the holding `Ineans unt-il the receptacle reaches vthe point of discharge over -the receiver.

2. In"'a loadlp transferring and depositing apparat-us, a trackway, a receptacle to travel able alongthe track Way and provided with' pivoted drop bottom. means to hold'tlie drop bottomv in closed position, -means for releasing said holding means, means to support said drop bottom .in raised position independently of the holding means until the receptacle reaches the, point of discharge over the receiver, and means'on the freceiver to ,.supportl the free end of the drop bottom as the load' is discharged.

3'. In asf-load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track Way, receptacle mova 'drop bottom, means forholding the drop bottom-closed, means'v associated `with the track Way -for releasing the drop bottom to discharge the load, and means also associated with the track Way for returning the drop bottom 'to closed position.

" I' 4. In a. loadtransferring and depositing apparatus, a track Way, a receptacle movable along lthe-track 'Way-and provided with a 'drop bottom, means for holding the drop bottom closed, means for releasing the drop bottom, and -means associated with the track way'for'supportin the drop bottom to cause j it-"to open gradual y when released.

' .5." In aload' transferring and depositing appara-tus, a trac'kway, 'a receptacle movable' along .th'e' track'vvpay and provided' with v'a'drop bottom, means for holdlng the drop .bottom closed,lmeans for releasing the drop `bottom, and-means associated with the track way for` supporting the drop bottom to canse it. to-#op'en gradually when released, said fmeans'V comprisingE a guide inclined downwardlyin the direction of movement'Jl of the receptacle.

a.4 load-transferring and depositing apparatus., ya track way, a receptacle movable 1 "alon'ggthe-track `W'ay and rprovided with a dropbo'ttom', means yfor holding the drop bottom'closed, means for Areleasing-the drop bottom andmeans associated with the track avay'or' returning the' drop bottom to clc'i'sedposition', means 'comprising a guide Ato support the drop bottom.

avload transferring and depositing apparatus, a'. track Way, a receptacle movablealon'gzthe track Way and provided with a" drop'bottom', means for holding the drop closed,"'means for releasing the drop lbottt'iln and means associated with the track Wayfor'returning the drop bottom-to lclosed positiomsaidmeans comprising a guide to 'support'the drop '-.bottom, the guide being inclined'upwardlyin the direction of move- 'ment' of 'the receptacle. '8. a loadtransferring and depositing apparatus, a' track v vay, a` receptacle movable along---tlre'track way and provided Witha drp.',.bottom means for holding the drop bottom ''closed means for releasing the' drop 'bottom a'nd means yassociated with the track wgy'-tg the drop bottom to open gradvon the trackivay, 'said receptacle having a tuallv to discharge the load and then be 'l raised to closed position.

9. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus.. a track Wai', a receptacle movable along the track wav and provided with a drop bottom, means for holding the drop bottom closed, means for eleasing the drop bottom and means associated with the track Way to cause the 'drop bottom to open gradually to. discharge tlie/ load and then be raised to closed position, said means comprising a guide to su]A port the drop bottom inclined downwardly and then upwardly in the directionof `movement of the receptacle. 10. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track Way, a receptacle movable along the track Way' and provided with a drop bottom, 4means't'or holding the drop bottom-closed,means for releasing the drop bottom, and means for lifting the drop bottom before the same is released.

11. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track way, a receptacle mov-'- able along the track Way and provided'vvith a dropbottom, means for holding the 4drop bottom closed, comprising a latch upon' which the drop bottom is supported` means for releasing the latch and means for lifting the Weight of the drop bottoni oft" the latch before the same is released. y 12. In vaload transferring and depositing apparatus, a vtrack Way, a receptacle movable along the track'ivav and provided with a ldr'op bottom, means for holding the 'drop' bottom closed, comprising a latch upon Which the .drop bottom rests' by gravity,

means for releasing the latch and means on 'the track Way for 'lifting the Weight -of the drop bottom ott. the latch before the latter is released..

13. In a'load transferring and depositing apparatus, a. track Way, a receptacle'mov--" able along Athe track Way and provided with a drop bottonnmeans for holding the drop botto'm closed, comprising -a latch upon .which the drop bottom rests,b vv4 gravity,

apparatus, a 'track Way, 'a receptacle mov.-

able along the track wav and provided with a drop bottom, means for holding the drop bottom closed, 'comprising 'a latch upon 4which the drop Vbottom rests by gravity,

means on the track Way for releasing the latch. and means on the track Wav for lifting' the drop vbottom before the latch is released. said'means comprising a cam.

15. In a load transferring and depositing apparatusa track Wav, .a receptacle movable alongthe track wav and-provided with' a'drop bottom, means for holding the drop bottom closed, comprising aA latch upon drop bottom before the latcli is released, said means comprising a cam adapted to engage an attachment on the drop bottom.

16. Ina.load transferring and depositing apparatus', va track Way, a receptacle-movable along the track way and provided with a drop bottom, means forl holding the drop vbottom closed comprising a pivoted latch havinga ledge upon Which the drop bottom rests by gravity, means onthe track Way for releasing the latch' and means on the track way for raising the drop bottom before the' latch is released. Y 17. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track Way, a receptacle mov-r able along the track Way and provided with a drop `bottom consisting of a floor portion pivot-ally supported at the forward end of the receptacle, means at the rear end of the receptacle for holding the drop bottom v closed, means for releasing the drop bottom, ,25

and means associated with the track way for supporting the drop bottom `to cause the same to open gradually as -the receptacle moves along the track v'vay..v

18. Ina load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track way, a receptacle movable alongthe track Way and provided with a drop bottom consisting of a floor portion' -pivotally supported at the forward end bf the receptacle, means at the rear end ofthe receptacle for holding the drop bottom closed, means for releasing the drop bottom, means associated with the track way for supporting the'drop bottom to cause the same to open'gradually as the receptacle moves along the track Way and means for swingling the drop' bottom to closed position.

19. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a tracktvay, a receiver beneath a section of the trackway, a receptacle to travel on thetrackway, said receptacle having a pivoted drop bottom, means for holding said drop bottom in closed position, means for releasing said holding' means in advance of the receiver, and means on the receiver topermit the `gradual,lowering of the free end of said ,'drop bottom and for supporting the same as the receptacle travels over thereceiverr -1 Q0. Inaload transferring and depositing i apparatus, a traek'tvay, a receiver, a receptaf'fcle movable along' the track Way o'ver the i' receiver, said receptacle beingprovided with .adrop"'bottom, means for holding tbedrop bottom closed, means for releasing the drop bottom,and'means associatedI with the re,' .A ceiver to cause a gradual opening of they drop bottom and then return the'drop botf'tom to .closed position.

.91. In a load transferring and. depositing apparatus, a track Way, a receiver, a* receptacle movable along the track Wavover the receiver. said receptacle being providedfixvnh a `drop bottom adaptedv Whenudropped,fto

enter the receiver. and means on the receiver' position during lthe passageof the recepta the receiver during the passage of the recep-l tacle over the same, said means consisting of a track guide inclined dovvnvvardl)v in the direction of movement of the receptacle.

23. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track Way, a receiver, a receptacle movable along the track Way over the receiver, 'said receptacle being provided with a drop bottom adapted when dropped to enter the receiver, and -mans for supporting said drop bottom in inclined position within the ieceiveidlliiiig the passage of the receptacle over the same, said means consisting of a track guide inclined downwardly in the direction of movement of the receptacle. and a guard overhanging said track guide.

T24. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a trackway, a receiver beneath asection of the trackvvav, a receptacle to travel on the. trackway, said receptacle having a drop bottom pivoted at one end, means forholding said drop bottom in closed posit1on, means associated with the trackvvay inadvance of the receiver to`release said holding means, and meansl on said receiver to support said drop bottom in raised position independently of the holding means until the receptacle reaches the pointy of discharge over the receiver and to support the free end of said drop bottom in an inclined positionas the `receptacle travels over thereceiver. y

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25. In a load transferring and depositing apparatus, a track way, a receiver, a receptacle movable along the track Way over the receiver, said receptacle being provided ywith a drop bottom pivota-llv supported at 011e end thereof, said drop bottom being arranged to enter the receiver when dropped. and means within the receiver for supporting the drop' bottom in inclined position therein during the passage of the receptacle over the receiver.

26. In a load transferring and depositing 'apparat-us. a track Way, a receiver. a recept-a.- cle movable along the trackivay over the receiver, said receptacle being provided with a. drop bottom pivotallv supported at one end thereof, said drop bottom being arranged to enter the receiver when dropped, 

